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George Washington High School W Frieze |
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Sargent Johnson Portfolio
The Sargent Johnson frieze at George Washington High School in San Francisco featuring a range of sports and both genders as athletes, which was uncommon at the time. This artwork was created in 1942.
The frieze, in it's entirety, is featured along the top of this image and is as long as the football end zone at George Washington High School.
Digital photography and large
format print on satin by
Duane M. Conliffe.
Sargent Johnson was a noted and well respected artist of his time who also happened to be African American. He did major works in the 1930's and 1940's for the Federal Art Project which was managed by the Works Progress Administration.
The WPA created jobs for thousands of artists and workers from many industries during the Depression years in America. This was all part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal.
"The Public Works of Sargent Johnson" was originally commissioned by and shown at The Richmond Art Center from September - November 2010. It was funded with a grant from The San Francisco Foundation.
This exhibition was remounted and shown at The Canessa Gallery in San Francisco in early 2012.
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